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About LBcruiseshipblogger

MyCruiseStories blog tells stories about adventures in cruising on ships big and small. Things to do onboard and in port. Anything connected to cruising. Also food, travel, recipes, towel animals, and the occasional random blog.

Roatan Horseride and Snorkel

Posted on August 25, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On our Caribbean cruise on the Majestic Princess the ship overnighted at Mahogany Bay in Roatan, Honduras so there was no worry about getting back to the ship on time from a long excursion that we had booked through Vacations … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Princess Hits and Misses

Posted on August 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On every cruise and every ship most passengers will find that there are some things that they like and some things that they dislike. Of course these are not the same things from one person to another. One person’s absolute … Continue reading →

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Marksburg Castle Tour

Posted on August 14, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Marksburg Castle is one of many castles along the middle Rhine River. Some are intact, some ruins. Many were once destroyed, but have now been restored. Some currently operate as hotels. Marksburg is a museum. A visit there was the … Continue reading →

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Visiting Cabo Cruise Port

Posted on August 11, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We had stops at Cabo San Lucas on both Carnival Radiance and Royal Princess, on which we took back-to-back cruises out of Los Angeles with the Radiance leaving from Long Beach and the Royal Princess from San Pedro. The two … Continue reading →

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Spa and Thermal Suite on Holland America Oosterdam

Posted on August 7, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all ships on major cruise lines, Holland America Oosterdam has a spa and fitness center. Equipment at the gym is generally free to use. Some of the classes there have a cost and others are free. Personal trainers are … Continue reading →

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El Salvador Cacao Plantation

Posted on July 31, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ancestral Cacao Plantation & Chocolate Making Workshop At our port stop in Acajutla, El Salvador on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam we booked an excursion called Ancestral Cacao Plantation & Chocolate Making Workshop. The excursion information from the cruise line differed … Continue reading →

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Hiking Diamond Head Crater

Posted on July 28, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Before our transpacific cruise on Carnival Luminosa I looked into hiking the crater in Diamond Head for the port stop in Honolulu. Information online said that either the #2 or #13 bus would go from the cruise port to Diamond … Continue reading →

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Norfolk Island

Posted on July 24, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Norfolk Island was a port stop on our cruise on Holland America Noordam that went from San Diego to Sydney. Our ship docked at the Cascade pier on Norfolk Island, which is not close to anything. Though not attached to … Continue reading →

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Balcony Cabin on Symphony of the Seas

Posted on July 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Symphony of the Seas has both inside and outside balcony cabins. The outside cabins have a view of the ocean or whatever else happens to be outside of the ship. The inside cabins are on the edges of the open … Continue reading →

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Dickenson Beach, Antigua

Posted on July 17, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Antigua is an independent country as part Antigua and Barbuda, which also includes a tiny uninhabited island called Redonda. This small island country is part of the British Commonwealth, like Canada and Australia. Antigua is the largest of the three … Continue reading →

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